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genetic architecture of a niche: variation and covariation in host use traits in the Colorado potato beetle by FORISTER, M.L, EHMER, A.G, FUTUYMA, D.J

“…The genetic basis of host plant use by phytophagous insects can provide insight into the evolution of ecological niches, especially phenomena such as…”
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Dietary specialization influences the efficacy of larval tortoise beetle shield defenses by Vencl, F.V, Nogueira-de-Sa, F, Allen, B.J, Windsor, D.M, Futuyma, D.J

“…Plant chemical defenses and escape from natural enemies have been postulated to select for dietary specialization in herbivorous insects. In field and…”
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Genetic constraints on macroevolution: the evolution of host affiliation in the leaf beetle genus Ophraella by Futuyma, D.J. (State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY.), Keese, M.C, Funk, D.J

“…We hypothesize that the evolution of an ecologically important character, the host associations of specialized phytophagous insects, has been influenced by…”
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A history of host associations and evolutionary diversification for Ophraella (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae): new evidence from mitochondrial DNA by Funk, D.J. (State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY.), Futuyma, D.J, Orti, G, Meyer, A

“…A study uses a new phylogenetic estimate to infer the history of Ophraella host associations at two taxonomic levels…”
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Diversification at the insect-plant interface by Farrell, B.D. (Cornell University, Ithaca, NY), Mitter, C, Futuyma, D.J

“…Substantial evidence exists in support of the coevolution of affiliated insect and plant lineages. Though examples of strictly parallel diversification are…”
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Genetic Variation in the Use of Resources by Insects by Futuyma, D J, Peterson, S C

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Genetic contraints and the phylogeny of insect-plant associations: responses of Ophraella communa (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) to host plants of its congeners by Futuyma D.J, Keese M.C, Scheffer S.J

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Diversification at the insect-plant interface. Insights from phylogenetics by FARRELL, B.D, MITTER, C, FUTUYMA, D.J

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Tests of inbreeding effects on host-shift potential in the phytophagous beetle Ophraella communa by Knowles, L.L, Levy, A, McNellis, J.M, Greene, K.P, Futuyma, D.J

“…Although inbreeding, on average, decreases additive genetic variance, some inbred populations may show an increase in phenotypic variance for some characters…”
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Apparent transgenerational effects of host plant in the leaf beetle Ophraella notulata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) by Futuyma, D.J. (State Univ. of New York, Stony Brook (USA). Dept. of Ecology and Evolution), Herrmann, C, Milstein, S, Keese, M.C

“…The natural host of Ophraella notulata is Iva fructescens (Asteraceae); its close relative feeds on a related plant, Ambrosia artemisiifolia. Beetles on both…”
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Associations of plants and insects in a deciduous forest by Futuyma, Douglas J., Gould, Fred

“…Phytophagous insect larvae (Lepidoptera and Tenthredinoidea) in the leaf-chewing guild were sampled from accessible parts of all the 18 species of common woody…”
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Food plant specialization and environmental predictability in Lepidoptera by Futuyma, D.J

“…The expectation that the niche breadth of species in relatively unpredictable environments should be greater than that of comparable species in more reliable…”
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The origin and distribution of clonal diversity in Alsophila pometaria (Lepidoptera:Geometridae) by Harshman, L.G, Futuyma, D.J

“…A survey of spatial and temporal variation in the frequency of electrophoretically defined genotypes in the geometrid moth Alsophila pometaria revealed a high…”
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Adaptation to host plants in the fall cankerworm (Alsophila pometaria) and its bearing on the evolution of host affiliation in phytophagous insects by Futuyma, Douglas J., Cort, Robin P., van Noordwijk, Ineke

“…Certain parthenogenetic genotypes of the foliage-feeding moth Alsophila pometaria are associated with stands of red maple (Acer rubrum), and others with oak…”
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Resource concentration and herbivory [by Alsophila pometaria] in oak forests by Futuyma, D.J, Wasserman, S.S

“…Larvae of the fall cankerworm (Alsophila pometaria), a polyphagous defoliator of canopy trees, hatch at the time of budbreak of scarlet oak (Quercus coccinea),…”
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Population genetic consequences of feeding habits in some forest Lepidoptera by Mitter, Charles, Futuyma, Douglas J

“…BY SURVEYING VARIATION AT ALLOZYME LOCI IN SEVERAL PHYTOPHAGOUS LEPIDOPTERAN SPECIES (GEOMETRIDAE), WE HAVE TESTED TWO HYPOTHESES ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIP OF…”
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Different effects of variation in Xanthium strumarium L. (Compositae) on two insect seed predators by Hare, J.D, Futuyma, D.J

“…To determine the relative importance of variation in several plant characters on susceptibility to herbivores, we examined patterns of seed predation by two…”
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Survivorship and growth of sexually and asexually derived larvae of Alsophila pometaria (Lepidoptera:Geometridae) by Harshman, L. G, Futuyma, D.J

“…A comparison of closely related sexual and asexual forms is a promising avenue of research to evaluate experimentally the consequences of both modes of…”
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Evolution of host plant utilization in laboratory populations of the southern cowpea weevil, Callosobruchus maculatus Fabricius (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) by Wasserman, S.S, Futuyma, D.J

“…Populations of the bruchid beetle Callosobruchus maculatus were subjected to 11 generations of natural and artificial selection for larval adaptation to, and…”
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Selective factors affecting clonal variation in the fall cankerworm Alsophila pometaria (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) by Futuyma, D.J, Leipertz, S.L, Mitter, C

“…Differences in the frequency of certain clonal genotypes of Alsophila pometaria exist between neighbouring stands of maple and oak, but cannot be detected…”
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